Thomas C. Devin

Thomas Casimer Devin (10 December 1822-4 April 1878) was a Major General of the Union Army during the American Civil War.

Biography
Devin was from New York City, born to Irish immigrant parents, whose family had served in the French and Indian War and American Revolutionary War. He was a Lieutenant Colonel in the New York State Militia as well as a painter, and he formed "Captain Devin's Independent Company" at the start of the American Civil War. His first major battle was the Battle of Antietam in 1862, and he led a stealthy flanking march during the 1863 Battle of Chancellorsville. In the Battle of Gettysburg a month later, Devin's unit of cavalrymen was hit by friendly fire and forced to withdraw to safety. He went on to serve under the Army of the Potomac in Sheridan's Valley Campaign and was made Brigadier General of volunteers as a reward for his bravery in the Battle of Cedar Creek in 1864. In January 1866 he was mustered out of service but with the 8th US Cavalry in New Mexico after the Civil War. He died of stomach cancer.